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Hoot

Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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    Hardcover 2004

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Synopsis

Roy Eberhardt is recently arrived in Florida. `Disney World is an armpit compared to Montana', he announces. Roy's family moves a lot so he's used to the new-kid drill - and to bullies like Dana Matherson. And anyway, it's because of Dana that Roy gets to see the mysterious running boy - who runs away from the school bus and who has no books, no backpack and, most oddly, no shoes.

Sensing a mystery Roy starts to trail the mystery runner - a chase that will introduce him to many weird Floridian creatures: potty-trained alligators, some cute burrowing owls, a fake-fart champion, a sinister pancake PR man and some snakes with sparkly tails...Suddenly life in Florida is looking up!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: New Edit/Cover
 Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 05 May 2006
ISBN 10: 033044543X
ISBN 13: 9780330445436
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
It seems unlikely that the master of noir-tinged, surrealistic black humor would write a novel for young readers. And yet, there has always been something delightfully juvenile about Hiaasen's imagination; beneath the bent cynicism lurks a distinctly 12-year-old cackle. In this thoroughly engaging tale of how middle schooler Roy Eberhardt, new kid in Coconut Cove, learns to love South Florida, Hiaasen lets his inner kid run rampant, both the subversive side that loves to see grown-ups make fools of themselves and the righteously indignant side, appalled at the mess being made of our planet. The story is full of offbeat humor, buffoonish yet charming supporting characters, and genuinely touching scenes of children enjoying the wildness of nature. He deserves a warm welcome into children's publishing. -- Booklist
A wonderful tour-de-force. -- The Boston Globe
A rollicking, righteous story. -- The Miami Herald
You don't have to be a young adult to enjoy it. -- The New York Times Book Review
Yes, it is a hoot. -- The Washington Post Book World

From the Hardcover edition.


It seems unlikely that the master of noir-tinged, surrealistic black humor would write a novel for young readers. And yet, there has always been something delightfully juvenile about Hiaasen' s imagination; beneath the bent cynicism lurks a distinctly 12-year-old cackle. In this thoroughly engaging tale of how middle schooler Roy Eberhardt, new kid in Coconut Cove, learns to love South Florida, Hiaasen lets his inner kid run rampant, both the subversive side that loves to see grown-ups make fools of themselves and the righteously indignant side, appalled at the mess being made of our planet. The story is full of offbeat humor, buffoonish yet charming supporting characters, and genuinely touching scenes of children enjoying the wildness of nature. He deserves a warm welcome into children' s publishing. -- Booklist
A wonderful tour-de-force. -- The Boston Globe
A rollicking, righteous story. -- The Miami Herald
You don' t have to be a young adult to enjoy it. -- The New York Times Book Review
Yes, it is a hoot. -- The Washington Post Book World

From the Hardcover edition.

Author Bio
Carl Hiaasen has been writing about Florida since he was given a typewriter at the age of six. HOOT was his first novel for children, following nine successful adult novels, all in print with Pan Macmillan. His novel, BASKET CASE, was a Sunday Times hardcover bestseller for over a month on publication in March 2002. As well as fiction, Hiaasen writes columns for the Miami Herald.